shel israel

I write, speak and consult on blogging, innovation and communications for an occasional living. I have recently completed "Naked Conversations--how blogs are changing the way businesses talk with customers," with the legendary Robert Scoble as co-author (Wiley--January 2006). I'm also editor in chief of Conferenza Premium Reports, a newsletter covering technology executive conferences.

I'm a recovering publicist. I used to own a PR agency specializing in tech startups. I was involved in the initial launches of Sun Microsystems, PowerPoint, Filemaker, SoundBlaster, Napster, MapInfo, Virtual Vineyards and quite a few others.